Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant – London

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Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self‑Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee‑focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high‑performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Ares is currently seeking an Executive Assistant to join and support our London team. The Executive Assistant will also be part of the broader administrative function, which is a centralized team. This role will be responsible for providing seamless professional support to enable the smooth running of the team and the business from an administrative standpoint.

The ideal candidate will be a self‑starter, take initiative and demonstrate excellent and proactive communication and follow‑up skills. They will exhibit strong time management and prioritization abilities as they handle and support multiple requests from several professionals.

The successful candidate will have worked in a similar capacity, preferably in the finance industry, supporting senior professionals. This role will require a hands‑on professional to ensure best‑in‑class support and work product in a fast‑paced, rapidly growing organization.

• Meeting Management
  • Extensive coordination and scheduling of internal/external meetings and conference calls, video conference meetings for the team both internally/external with clients and Ares global offices.
  • Liaising with other Executive Administrators globally when necessary.
  • Coordination of complex international travel arrangements including flight/hotel bookings, trains, and ground transportation; arranging visas where necessary and creating detailed travel itineraries.
  • Some editing of PowerPoint documents and general correspondence (internal and external).
  • Creating meeting agendas.
  • Printing and binding marketing presentations.
• Event Planning
  • Partnering with the team and other Executive Assistants to organise events, including social investor events (e.g. dinner, cocktail events) and the firm’s marketing presence at conferences.
  • Managing and reporting on the budget allocated for each event and arranging payment of all invoices.
  • Coordination of the invitations (tracking attendance).
  • Running the event on the day/evening where necessary, and managing the third‑party providers before, during and after the event.
• General Administration
  • Timely collection and processing of team expenses for both cash and American Express using the company expense system.
  • Supporting the other Executive Assistants where necessary.
  • Screen calls and take messages as appropriate with sensitivity to professionals’ key contacts versus superfluous call.
  • Remain aware of professionals’ whereabouts and their upcoming meetings/calls, providing reminders when necessary to keep them on track, on time, and prepared; dial in to conference calls and print documents associated with the meeting ahead of time prior to meetings.
  • Assist with special projects as requested by the team.

• Bachelor’s Degree required.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Executive Assistant / Administrative Assistant supporting a team of senior professionals in a professional, fast‑paced environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Note, Teams).
• Experience preparing agendas, calendars and travel management (domestic and international).
• Experience in financial industry preferred.
• Experience working in a team environment with multiple Executive Assistants to support and cover business needs preferred.

• Dependable, great attitude, highly motivated and a team player.
• Strong attention to detail and highly organised.
• Adept at managing multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment for multiple…